History Trivia / QueensOfTheStoneAge

* CreatorBreakdown: Josh went through this during the time between ''Era Vulgaris'' and ''...Like Clockwork''. In 2010, [[HeroicRROD years of overwork]] lead to him needing knee surgery. The exact circumstances of what happened next aren't really clear:

** Happened again after Josh and his wife Brody Dalle divorced in 2019. His anguish and loneliness really show in the songs he performed in his bathroom at the start of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.

** According to others, Josh contracted the antibiotic resistant 'superbug' MRSA from his surgery, choked on a breathing tube while sick, then suffered heart failure and had to be revived with a [[Useful Notes/{{Defibrillators}} defribrillator]].

** According to others, Josh contracted the antibiotic resistant 'superbug' MRSA from his surgery, choked on a breathing tube while sick, then suffered heart failure and had to be revived with a [[Useful Notes/Defibrillators]].

** According to others, Josh contracted the antibiotic resistant 'superbug' MRSA from his surgery, choked on a breathing tube while sick, then suffered heart failure and had to be revived with a [[Useful Notes/Defibrillators
defibrillator]].

** According to others, Josh contracted the antibiotic resistant 'superbug' MRSA from his surgery, choked on a breathing tube while sick, then suffered heart failure and had to be revived with a [[Useful Notes / Defibrillators

** Either way, it's clear that he suffered a traumatising NearDeathExperience, which then served to heavily influence the lyrics and tone of ''Like Clockwork''.

* CreatorBreakdown: Josh went through this during the time between ''Era Vulgaris'' and ''...Like Clockwork''. In 2010, a combination of drug use and botched surgery left him hospitalized for about four months and caused him to sink into a deep depression. To make matters worse, the surgery performed on his leg was seriously botched, resulting in his ''heart stopping for a few minutes'' before he was revived through a defibrillator. Needless to say, this experience informs a good percentage of the lyrics on ''...Like Clockwork''.

** Happened again after Josh and his wife Brody Dalle divorced in 2019. His anguish and loneliness really show in the songs he performed in his bathroom at the start of the Covid19Pandemic.

* ThePeteBest: [[{{Pun}} No one knows]] who Alfredo Hernández or Gene Trautmann are. Even fewer know that Alfredo was the band's ''fourth'' drummer (with Victor Indrizzo, Eva Nahon and Matt Cameron (yes, [[Music/{{Soundgarden}} that one]]) having preceded him). Likewise, they went through about three bassists (Van Conner, Milo Beenhakker and Mike Johnson) before settling on Nick Oliveri.

* ThePeteBest: [[{{Pun}} No one knows]] who Alfredo Hernández or Gene Trautmann are.

* BrickJoke: Done with their merchandise. They sold socks printed with [[https://s121.photobucket.com/user/Meriste/media/f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg.html LEFT FOOT written on each of the pair]] during the ''...Like Clockwork'' tour. The ''Villains'' tour have them selling [[https://store.qotsa.com/products/3-qs-socks the RIGHT FOOT pair.]]

* CreatorBacklash: The band did ''not'' have kind things to say about the video for "In My Head", admitting they were essentially forced into making it by their record label.

* BrickJoke: Done with their merchandise. They sold socks printed with [[https://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/Meriste/f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg LEFT FOOT written on each of the pair]] during the ''...Like Clockwork'' tour. The ''Villains'' tour have them selling [[https://store.qotsa.com/products/3-qs-socks the RIGHT FOOT pair.]]

* BrickJoke: Done with their merchandise. They sold socks printed with [[<a href="https://s121.photobucket.com/user/Meriste/media/f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/Meriste/f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg"/></a> LEFT FOOT written on each of the pair]] during the ''...Like Clockwork'' tour. The ''Villains'' tour have them selling [[https://store.qotsa.com/products/3-qs-socks the RIGHT FOOT pair.]]

* BrickJoke: Done with their merchandise. They sold socks printed with [[[IMG]https://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/Meriste/f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg[/IMG]LEFT FOOT written on each of the pair]] during the ''...Like Clockwork'' tour. The ''Villains'' tour have them selling [[https://store.qotsa.com/products/3-qs-socks the RIGHT FOOT pair.]]

* BrickJoke: Done with their merchandise. They sold socks printed with [[http://s121.photobucket.com/user/Meriste/media/f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 LEFT FOOT written on each of the pair]] during the ''...Like Clockwork'' tour. The ''Villains'' tour have them selling [[https://store.qotsa.com/products/3-qs-socks the RIGHT FOOT pair.]]

* BrickJoke: Done with their merchandise. They sold socks printed with [[URL=http://s121.photobucket.com/user/Meriste/media/f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 LEFT FOOT written on each of the pair]] during the ''...Like Clockwork'' tour. The ''Villains'' tour have them selling [[https://store.qotsa.com/products/3-qs-socks the RIGHT FOOT pair.]]

* BrickJoke: Done with their merchandise. They sold socks printed with [[http://s121.photobucket.com/user/Meriste/media/f9406da219a75ebbfad37da93dfa162f--socks.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 LEFT FOOT written on each of the pair]] during the ''...Like Clockwork'' tour. The ''Villains'' tour have them selling [[https://store.qotsa.com/products/3-qs-socks the RIGHT FOOT pair.]]

* BrickJoke: Done with their merchandise. They sold socks printed with [[https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Stone-Clockwork-Socks-Black/dp/B013J5P0JI LEFT FOOT written on each of the pair]] during the ''...Like Clockwork'' tour. The ''Villains'' tour have them selling [[https://store.qotsa.com/products/3-qs-socks the RIGHT FOOT pair.]]

* CreatorBreakdown: Josh went through this during the time between ''Era Vulgaris'' and ''...Like Clockwork''. In 2010, a combination of drug use and operations left him hospitalized for about four months and caused him to sink into a deep depression. To make matters worse, the surgery performed on his leg was seriously botched, resulting in his ''heart stopping for a few minutes'' before he was revived through a defibrillator. Needless to say, this experience informs a good percentage of the lyrics on ''...Like Clockwork''.

* CreatorBreakdown: Josh went through this during the time between ''Era Vulgaris'' and ''...Like Clockwork''. In 2010, he contracted major depression thanks to a leg injury that left him hospitalized for about four months. To make matters worse, the surgery performed on his leg was seriously botched, resulting in his ''heart stopping for a few minutes'' before he was revived through a defibrillator. Needless to say, this experience informs a good percentage of the lyrics on ''...Like Clockwork''.

* ThePeteBest: [[{{Pun}} No one knows]] who Alfredo Hernandez or Gene Trautman are.

* CreatorBreakdown: Josh went through this during the time between ''Era Vulgaris'' and ''...Like Clockwork''. In 2010, he contracted major depression thanks to a leg injury that left him hospitalized for about four months. To make matters worse, the surgery performed on his leg was seriously botched, resulting in his ''heart stopping for a few minutes'' before he was revived through a defibrillator. Needless to say, this experience informs a good percentage of the lyrics on ''...Like Clockwork.''
** ''Lullabies To Paralyze'' was this, as well. The album's darker and moodier tone was the result of Josh's frustration with Nick Oliveri.